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Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy effective against common gastrointestinal cancers
A novel approach to tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy yielded higher response rates among patients with metastatic gastrointestinal cancers than prior strategies, according to results of a phase 2 trial.
Senate confirms Trump's picks to lead NIH and FDA
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm the heads of two major federal health agencies.
Investigators advocate to reinstate Diabetes Prevention Program Outcome Study funding
The future of the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program is in doubt after it lost federal funding for an ongoing long-term outcomes study and was forced to stop operations, according to the chair of the program.
Senate committee advances NIH, FDA leaders' nominations
The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to advance the nominations of probable new NIH and FDA leaders to the full senate.
42-year HIV survivor tells CROI she has gone ‘from fear to courage’
SAN FRANCISCO — During the opening day of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Rebecca Denison, a decades-long HIV survivor, addressed conference attendees and discussed her experiences of living with HIV.
Discussion about NIH research funding cuts requires 'data, time and careful evaluation'
NIH’s plan to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would create “extremely challenging” short- and long-term impacts, according to a renowned data scientist and researcher.
Research community braces for 'profoundly negative impact' of NIH cuts
NIH’s decision to cut what it pays universities and other entities for indirect costs associated with scientific research would have immediate and far-reaching consequences, according to many academic institutions and professional societies.
Medical community ‘shocked and blindsided’ as courts review Trump’s grant freeze order
A recent executive order from President Donald J. Trump pausing trillions of dollars in federal grant and loan funding has led to widespread confusion across the medical community, as experts await the ultimate result of multiple lawsuits.
Famed CDC journal goes unpublished amid HHS communications freeze
The CDC’s primary medical journal for disseminating public health information went unpublished this week — seemingly for the first time ever — amid a communications freeze issued by HHS to the nation’s various health agencies.
Addition of blinatumomab to chemotherapy improves outcomes for children with B-cell ALL
SAN DIEGO — The addition of blinatumomab to chemotherapy extended DFS for children with newly diagnosed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.